Monthly Archives: June 2018

Jacksons Law Firm advise owners of Middlesbrough Dog Day Care Centre

Jacksons Law Firm recently teamed up with Connect Property North East, to help owners of Smoggie Doggie Day Care make their dream a reality by opening their new centre in Middlesbrough. Claire Oxley-bates along with business partner Kelly Butler, spotted an obvious gap in the local market for this type of service for dogs and […]

Yorkshire farmer not guilty of careless driving on rail crossing

A Yorkshire farmer was dramatically found not guilty of driving his combine carelessly on a high speed rail crossing.  The proceedings before Doncaster Magistrates were brought following a near miss incident on the East Coast mainline when David Atkinson aged 55 of Moss, Doncaster on 5 August 2017 drove his Case Axial Flow Combine over […]

Remember a Charity in your Will

At Jacksons we have recently signed up to the “Remember a Charity in Your Will Scheme” and we felt it important to highlight the part that charitable giving in Wills plays in the finances of many of our favourite charities. We have always helped out charitable causes at Jacksons. Each February and September our Teesside […]

Pimlico Plumbers Ltd & anor v Smith

Employment Team Briefing on the Implications for businesses of the Supreme Court Ruling in Pimlico Plumbers Ltd & anor v Smith. Between August 2005 and April 2011 Mr Smith, a Plumbing and Heating Engineer by trade, did work for Pimlico Plumbers (Pimlico), which conducts a substantial plumbing business in London and is owned by a […]

LGBT – Making a Will and Estate Planning

It is a common misconception that you only need to draft a Will once you are of a certain age and Wills are commonly associated with families passing their estates down to their children. This couldn’t be further from reality, everyone needs a Will in order to protect their assets and make sure their estate […]

Commercial Landlords Beware

A recent case involving waste has highlighted the potential risks to commercial landlords and remediation costs that can be incurred. The High Court gave its ruling in Stone and Another v Environment Agency [2018] EWHC 994 on 1 May 2018 and illustrates the importance of due diligence required by landlords and agents. Facts A tenant […]